Joe Davis' 'self-assembling clock' or 'primordial clock' features components of a disassembled clock enclosed in a jar. Like life, which spontaneously 'self-assembled', the experiment tests whether these simple parts could 'self-assemble' into a functioning clock. We wait... 
Self-assembling Clock, Joe Davis, 2002, Photo: Laura Cinti (c-lab)
Self-assembling Clock, Joe Davis, 2002 , Photo: Laura Cinti (c-lab)